Mini Goal Challenge - Week of October 23rd to 29th
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I hear the online coaches are very good! Good for you Julie, keep us posted! It is hard to get away from the clean plate, but you can do it. Many times I start my meal by asking for doggy bag and packing food up before I start to eat, especially when I know the calories and size of order is way too much. That is one reason I wish we had more restaurants like Season 52 where the meals and everything is fresh, organic and averages 500 calories and many or less that. I warn some of my friends that portions are small and prices are same as normal restaurants like Cheesecake Factory or Claim Jumpers where the portion sizes can actually feed 2 to even 3 people at time! Especially Claim Jumpers which I used to frequent often, but not anymore.torontojulie wrote: »Hi everyone!
And what a great conversation...I am astonished at what I learn by the insights you have made for yourselves. Truly - and thank you for sharing them here @goldthistime @cjsacto @IsMollyReallyHungry !!
I am a keen non-waster. For example, I have a batch of asparagus in the fridge that is on the verge of going bad, so now I know I will be making asparagus soup this afternoon - because I can't accept throwing them out. Most would. But my attitude extends to my own consumption - when I am eating out, I tend to finish everything on my plate. That is at the point where there is too little to take in a doggy bag...but I am full and it is delicious. My mindset becomes...someone worked hard to make this meal for me and I am wasting it by having it thrown out. Not healthy for me at all. And it is a core belief of mine I have to work to change.
I had a great conversation with a "weight loss coach" on skype. She is from California, and she was a binge eater 30 years back. She now coaches on line, and tailor makes the to do's. I am doing 12 sessions with her once a week to get to these core beliefs of mine that keep getting in my way and sabotaging my journey.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Glad you are feeling better!goldthistime wrote: »@torontojulie I know exactly what you mean when you say there is not enough to justify a doggy bag so you just keep going. I'm the same. Occasionally I can convince myself to leave food on my plate. It feels like bad manners. A friend of mine divides her food in half when she gets it and resolves to take half home. This seems workable to me. If it caused you to eat less than what you might have wanted you could dig into the leftovers a little sooner. Any insights from your online coach you want to share?
As to my update for yesterday, I pretty much just laid low, so no exercise whatsoever. I feel better today but still nervous about catching whatever it is my husband has, so no exercise scheduled today either.
So exnay on the exercise and strength train goals yesterday, but met my fruits/veggies and protein goals.
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Got some cleaning in today!
Goals week of 10/24/17:
1) WW blue dot day – 4/7
2) No fast food - 4/6
3) 7 hours of sleep - 2/3
4) 10 min housework 2 days - 1/2 (de-clutter)
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Goals for week of 10/23-10/29:
1) 2.5 hours of exercise total for the week
2) 5 servings of fruit and veggies daily
3) Meet macro goal of 20% protein
4) Sleep by 11pm
5) Be able to hold plank for 1 min by end of week
For 10/28, day 6/7:
1) Exercise: Short interval run plus bodyweight app exercises, 1hr, 45 min for the week.
2) Fruits & Veggies: Yes for today, 3/7
3) Protein: Yes, 5/7
4) Bedtime: I can't quite remember but I think I went to sleep early last night. 1/7
5) Plank 1 min just now so I could post this.
Low on water for second day in a row. Very low on calories (lower than I intend to be) the last two days, too. Lots of lifting, carrying stuff at work, again didn't count steps but had to be a lot.
LOL, @IsMollyReallyHungry I meant I'd drink enough to get up to a total of 2L for the day, which would have been 3 glasses, 750 ml. I didn't make it, though. I can sleep through the night if I have water up to about 9pm.
@torontojulie Yes, I'd consider myself a non-waster. Years ago I read a dieting tip that said to never finish a meal. Like, always leave a bite or two on the plate. I'm just not wired for that. But, I have gotten used to smaller servings. Or, I still have great big servings of things that aren't high calorie.0 -
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1. Exercise (cardio or strength): 5/6
2. Strength train 3 days a week: 2/3
3. Eat minimum 5 fruits/veggies a day: 7/7
4. Eat adequate protein 7 days a week: 7/7
Decent week despite being under the weather for part of it.2 -
Goals for week of 10/23-10/29:
1) 2.5 hours of exercise total for the week
2) 5 servings of fruit and veggies daily
3) Meet macro goal of 20% protein
4) Sleep by 11pm
5) Be able to hold plank for 1 min by end of week
For 10/29, day 7/7:
1) Exercise: No, 1hr, 45 min for the week.
2) Fruits & Veggies: Yes, 4/7
3) Protein: No, 5/7 BUT for the week as a whole I'm at the right percent when I look at the MFP nutrition report.
4) Bedtime: Not even close. 1/7
5) Plank, not tonight but I met I goal for length.
Still terrible on water. Too busy at work to think about it. I think I need to fill a larger water bottle first thing in the morning. Tomorrow's my day off. I still have a bit of work to do. I have a routine dr appointment tomorrow, silly but I want them to give me an acknowledgment of my weight loss and much lower cholesterol in my recent labs. In my experience doctors rarely notice or comment on stuff like that.2 -
Got some cleaning in yesterday too!!
A so-so week. I did some very good things and not so good. Just glad to squeak in another loss. I have been on a streak of losing every week for 5 weeks. Not as much as I would like but I am not fretting as long as I am going in the right direction
Goals week of 10/24/17:
1) WW blue dot day – 5/7
2) No fast food - 4/6
3) 7 hours of sleep - 2/3
4) 10 min housework 2 days -2/2 (de-clutter)
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Good job Everyone!! See you on the next tread!
Link is up for next week:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10611268/mini-goal-challenge-week-of-october-30th-to-november-5th#latest
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